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NS 838 …The FHC’s Mosquito is back form the paint shop and nearly finished. Flight Officer Alan Wagner of No. 605 Squadron flew “Wag’s War-Wagon” and became an ace in the plane on the night of March 5/6, 1944. Wagner often flew with his navigator Flight Officer “Pip” Orringe.
The plane’s standard factory camouflage was later overshot with an “Intruder Scheme,” a night black underside. After its March 5/6, 1944 mission, Wagner’s aircraft carried two victory markings for Japanese aircraft Wagner claimed over Ceylon (today Sri Lanka) earlier in the war, along with three marks for German aircraft shot down—two Me 410s and a Fw 190. An FHC mechanic will be hand-painting the personal markings on the plane in the upcoming days.
In total, Wagner shot down nine confirmed enemy aircraft and two V-1s. Tragically, he was killed while chasing a V-1 “buzz bomb” in heavy fog when his speeding Tempest fighter struck the ground in July of 1944. He was 29 years old.
By: AlanR - 17th March 2017 at 11:53
Thanks Greg.
By: lanc35 - 17th March 2017 at 10:41
FYI Alan,
He (Roger Little) has replied to one the Mosquito photos with a photo of that page of the logbook.
Greg
By: AlanR - 17th March 2017 at 08:26
I was talking to an old frind the other night, and he was showing me the photos of this Mosquito.
It turns out to be the markings of the aircraft his father (John Little) flew in, and he still has his log book.
This aircraft also shot down a Dornier.
By: ErrolC - 16th March 2017 at 23:18
Brendon Deere doesn’t have as much money as the Queen, and his Spitfire PV270 has an authentic finish which is weathering nicely (if not in quite the same fashion as an in-service machine).
“AL” Deere Spitfire by Errol Cavit, on Flickr
By: J Boyle - 16th March 2017 at 23:03
From memory FHC doesn’t have any of its camo’d aircraft in gloss so I don’t know if that was ever a possibility.
An affordable luxury if it’s an always hangared, Seldom-flown aircraft and the owner has more money than the Queen. 🙂
By: Zac Yates - 16th March 2017 at 21:20
From memory FHC doesn’t have any of its camo’d aircraft in gloss so I don’t know if that was ever a possibility.
A worthy story to be told. It’s sobering to think I’m the same age Wagner was when he was killed.
By: TempestV - 16th March 2017 at 12:55
This really does look fantastic. Thank goodness it isn’t gloss!
By: 1batfastard - 15th March 2017 at 17:58
Hi All,
Scotavia,
Many thanks for this update I hope you don’t mind me posting these as it was your thread :eagerness: Three views for those who cannot view Facebook…;)
Geoff.
By: DazDaMan - 15th March 2017 at 14:51
Nice!
I did like it in silver, mind you!
By: Tin Triangle - 15th March 2017 at 01:50
Well, a tiny bit of me is sad that it doesn’t carry a genuine T.3 scheme, but then again it looks absolutely wonderful in the night intruder scheme. Wow!
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